What: Crusader Community Health's "Hats Off to Broadway" annual fundraiser

When: Friday

Where: Giovanni's Restaurant & Convention C...

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If you goWhat: Crusader Community Health's "Hats Off to Broadway" annual fundraiserWhen: FridayWhere: Giovanni's Restaurant & Convention Center, 610 N. Bell School RoadCost: $125 per person or $1,250 for a table of 10Details: Social hour starts at 5:30 p.m., dinner is served at 6:45 p.m. and the program starts at 7:15 p.m. The evening includes music, an autumn-themed dinner, announcement of the "Spirit of Caring" award winners, and live and silent auctions. Raffle tickets sell for $5 each or five for $20. Proceeds will help fund improvements at Crusader's clinic on Broadway.Contact: 815-490-1620; crusaderhealth.org

Galloway also helped organize the annual fundraiser where the awards are distributed.

So it seems fitting that Galloway will take the spotlight again for a brief moment during next week's Broadway-themed event to the tune of "What I Did for Love." Galloway died in a car crash last month.

"She touched so many lives," said Linda Niemiec, a longtime friend of Galloway's and Crusader's vice president of development. "Her spirit of caring is in every corner of this community and beyond."

Twelve individuals and five organizations have been nominated for "Spirit of Caring" awards this year. The award winners will be announced Friday during a dinner and reception at Giovanni's Restaurant & Convention Center.

The event will raise funds to support renovations at Crusader's Broadway clinic, 1100 Broadway. Crusader has four total locations and is a federally qualified community health center that offers a sliding-fee discount for its uninsured patients.

Crusader saw nearly 48,000 patients in the last year. The number has grown in recent years as more people lost their jobs and health insurance.

Last year's event raised $146,000 and helped fund renovations at Crusader's clinic at 1200 W. State St. That included converting an old medical records area on the second floor became new lab space, adding new blood-draw and exam rooms, and renovating the patient waiting and check-in areas.

More than 500 people attended last year's fundraiser, and Niemiec said sponsorship donations are up this year.

A highlight of the evening is the "Spirit of Caring" awards presentation. Last year, the awards went to Robert McLaughlin, Charlotte Hackin, Troy Hedrick and the Barbara Olson Center of Hope.